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1.21.2011

Quest for a Man....

Somehow that sounds more sordid than this blog post really is!

When I was designing Quest #2 I had a feeling that a similar design would make a REALLY great man's hat... the element that was working against the design looking good on a man are the short rows that create the crown. Once I got the design done I decided to knit my buddy Eric a version that would look good on him too!

The mods are simple:

After you have finished all the increases for the size you just work rnds 1 - 20 more times. Then switch to smaller needles, purl and knit a few more rounds and then bind off... how easy is that? The beauty of knitting a hat from the top down? You can try it on and see what you think!

I am so dumb! I thought you meant repeat rows 1 - 20 as is, so I was increasing exponentially, and wondering how all those stitches were going to fit on a 16" needle! I even switched to magic loop! I think if I hadn't frogged it it would have made a nice circular blanket. Glad I came here for a little more clarification! Thanks for the pattern!